Get Home Repair Advice March 26 – April 6 in Bayamón, Carolina, Hatillo, Mayagüez and Ponce

Release date:

March 22, 2019

Release Number:

340

GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – Kmart and Sears have teamed with FEMA to provide residents of Puerto Rico with free information and tips on how to make homes safer and stronger from earthquakes and tsunamis.

FEMA specialists will offer home improvement tips and share proven methods to prevent or reduce damage from a disaster. Specialists will also suggest techniques to build hazard-resistant homes and answer questions. Most of the information and free publications provided are aimed at do-it-yourself work and general contractors.

Free disaster preparedness information on earthquakes and tsunamis will also be available. All assistance and information are available in English and Spanish.

Residents can learn ways to protect themselves and their family and neighbors by visiting with FEMA advisors from March 26 to April 6 at the following locations:

Bayamón

KMART

Plaza Río Hondo 167

Expreso Río Hondo

Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Tuesday-Saturday: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hatillo

SEARS

506 Calle Truncado 2355

Hatillo, Puerto Rico 00659

Tuesday-Saturday: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Carolina

KMART

Los Colobos Shopping Center

Ave. 65 Infantería

Carolina, Puerto Rico

Tuesday-Saturday: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Mayagüez

KMART

2765 Ave. Hostos

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00680

Tuesday-Saturday: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Ponce

SEARS

2150 Ponce By Pass Ste. 335

Ponce, Puerto Rico

Tuesday-Saturday: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

People who are deaf or hard of hearing may ask a FEMA specialist for an interpreter and the agency will arrange to provide one.